Abstract
The use of melt spinning and fiber winding of trimethylenecarbonate (TMC)-based polymers for tissue engineering small diameter blood vessels was investigated in order to overcome the problems and poor performance of artificial blood vessels. For the study, porous tubular scaffolds were obtained by heating PTMC to a temperature of 220°C. It was found that it is possible to produce tubular TMC-based scaffolds by means of melt spinning. It was also found that combining the synthetic scaffold with collagen further enhances the structural integrity in time permitting to obtain a scaffold that resembles the mechanical properties of native blood vessels.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 7th World Biomaterials Congress 2004 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of a meeting held 17-21 May 2004, Sydney, Australia |
| Publisher | Curran Associates Inc. |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-60423-461-9 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2004 |
| Event | 7th World Biomaterials Congress, WBC 2004 - Sydney, Australia Duration: 17 May 2004 → 21 May 2004 Conference number: 7 |
Conference
| Conference | 7th World Biomaterials Congress, WBC 2004 |
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| Abbreviated title | WBC |
| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Sydney |
| Period | 17/05/04 → 21/05/04 |